In Thailand, Shri Ganesha is worshipped as Phra Pikanet or Phra Phikhanesawora, as the deity of good fortune and the remover of obstacles. He is associated with the arts, education and trade. Lord Ganesha appears on the emblem for the Ministry of Fine Arts in Thailand, and the large television chanels and production companies have Shrines in his honour in front of their premises. Few movies or television shows begin shooting without a Brahmin ceremony in which prayers and offerings are made to Shri Ganesha. There are shrines to Phra Pikanet across Thailand. One of the most revered Shrines being the Royal Brahmin Temple in central Bangkok. There are other old Phra Pikanet images across Thailand, and Thai Buddhists frequently pay respect to Phra Pikanet and other Brahmin deities as a result of the overlaping Buddhist/Brahmin cosmology.

"He is a little child. He is an eternal child"

- Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi,Kalve, India 1991

Shri Ganesha is the personification of innocence and wisdom, the deity of auspicious beginnings, the remover of obstacles to enterprises and spiritual ascent. He is the Supporter of His Mother, the Kundalini Shakti.

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"I think everybody must have a statue of Shri Ganesha in your house. The children will see it and ask, "Who is He? What is He doing?" And you will be amazed how they will understand His qualities and how they will work it out.

It is important for all of you to have at least one Shri Ganesha in your house, so that you can tell your children that you have to become like Him.

Now what are the qualities of Shri Ganesha. They won't understand chastity, they are to small, they won't understand all those qualities. But one quality they will understand is to be honest."